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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

The boast that the rainfall is in.
creasing is receiving strong support
= the results OF observations OF Gen.
Morrow of the United States army.
aeIi. Morrow is now in command at
Fort Sidney, in western Nebraska.
He finds the rainfall there during
nine months this year was IA inches.
and he notices that the dew is
now quite heavy, where 20 years
ago the blankets of his troops after a
sbiyouac were perfectly dry. The
same officer was stationed for five
years at Camp Douglas in Western
sArkansas, where O record OF the rain.
sfAll was kept. In 1851 the whole
amount for the year was eleven inches.
whereas in 1874 the general found il
morethan double that. figure. Fort
Kinney Is situated III q rich farming
district, although it is within the
1fInllaits of which was once designated
|e1desert.
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sIIRILIEe k!ElNs.

Louis Llngg, one M the Conden1n-
Cd Ar1arohists, Shoots ana Kiile
Himself II chicago JAN
CaIcAdo. Nov. 10. 9:ooa !. m.-Louis
Linss. the bomb maker, has Just com.
mitted suicide ~ shooting hnaselt
through the head while he was II bic
cell N the county iail.
How he secured The weapon with
which the deed was committed 10 4
mystery, as bic cell and clothing was
again thoroughly searched, and to al
appearances the guards that sit in
front Of his cell have watched him ev-
cry minute.
Lingg has always been regarded as
the most desperate anarchist OF the
lot. It was be who manufactured the
bombs for the Haymarket riot and in
whose cell the bombs were found last
Sunday.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

just about the time of the launch
ing in England OF what is supposed tt
be an invulnerable armored vessel, the
most formidable that can be handled
at sea, Lieutenant Zalinski, OF our
army, come along with his terrible
dynamite gun, and then comes Smoli-
anof, with his nitro. glycerine shells,
by e OF either of which it is claim
ed that that tremendous ship can be
shattered to pieces off hand and left q
helpless wreck. It looks, therefore, as
i it must be improbable enterpriseto
build any more ships of that sort.
"Let us have peace" ,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

continued for several minutes. but by 11:O5
there began to fall a hush, and converse
ton among the crowd sank almost to a
whisper. The bare, whitewashed walls
formed a painful contrast with the dark,
brown gallows. with its four noosed
ropes hanging ominously near the floor.
It was exactly 1l:5O O'Clock when Chief
Bailiff Cahill entered the corridor and stood
beneath the gallowa He requested in
solemn tones that the gentlemen present
would removes their hata Instantly every
head was barred. Then the tramp, tramp of
many footsteps was heard resounding from
the central corridor. and the crowd in front
Of the gallows knew that the condemned
men had begun he march Of death. The
slow, steady march sounded nearer and
nearer. The anarchists were within a few
feet of the scaffoId. There was a pause.
The condemned men were about to mount
the stairway leading to the last platform from
which they would ever speak Step by step,
they steadily mounted the stairway and again
there was another slight pause. Every eve
was bent upon the metallic angle around
which the four wretohed victims were ex-
pected to make their appearance. A mo-
1ent later the curiosity, was rewarded.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

The enterprising individual who
worked up the dynamite machine
business by which Chief Justice Waite
was to be blown up, coniesses he did
II for the purpose OF selling the story
to the Washington correspondents
There is q dearth of news at the Cap
ital just now-and much of the stuff
telegraphed by the correspondents
has no better foundation than the
dynamite story. Readers do not I'm.
derstand that the reporters are ex.
pected to send something every day
hence the dreary falsehoods when
news is scarce.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

Professor George Herbert Palmaar,
Harvard, has just published i
S831alxhphlet IN which he includes the re,
otsan inquiry made b. HIM into
cost Of q college course Out Oh
285 men who were graduated
Is Harvard University last year,
oanswered his circular 81 inquiry
regard 10 the cost 81 d college
snsSo. About o~rerfourth of this
SEII1ber. IS 56. spent between $3.50
I 666o III each Or the four years, 3 I
k6esn 1850 and $075. and 81, 81 4
s1nore than \ qaarter d TIE d,
sts. spentBa larger sum than
each. The extremes we're
na $4,000 rear, and while
sye 8 IS little as could 30 ex.
Sc largest sum ind ioates that
olessoe Palmer Jailed " secure II.
konn the most lavish 81 Thu
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@Where's Nj. Parsons!s sHere / am shouted
Parsons. who had Just stepped into the corrt-
dor. Goodbye, Albert. = said FIelden. and
then he fell on his cot In the cell and cried
bitterly. Finally the arms Of Parsons werO
firmly pinioned 70 his sides Then began the
last walk on earth Of the condemned an
archists.
4 1RANTrC EfT01T
Attorneys Black and Solamon lsnt the fol-
lowing notice to the sheriff last night:
TO Canute I. Matson. Sheriff Of the County
Sir: You are hereby notified that the pretended
order, writ or mandate from the clerk OF the sue
prerue court OF Illinois. Northern grand division,
directing the execution BY hanging Of August
Spies Nov. IL, 1887, fs imperative, illegal and
void. and THAI Il is Issued and based upon an
illegal. irregular and void so-caned JUDGMENT.
You are further notified that II you shall attempt
10 Garry said pretended order, mandate or so
called JUDGMENT into execution Of said Spies, rs
directed by said pretended order. mandate or
so-called Judgment, you will te held legally re.
sponsibie for murder and ctvil,y responsible for
causing the death OF said Spies without due
warrant OF law. Hereof take due notice.
@ ". p. BLACK,
ii. SoLAMON
Attorneys for August Spies.
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The Law vlndicated and the An-
archlsts are Cold Ia Death.
The jail Was Surrounded bya Cor
don OF ollstsning Bayonsts.
Fischer Prepares for Death by Defi-
antiy Singing the MarseiiaIse.
Last Words Of the Condemned and
Thrilling Descriptions Of Scen0s
at the CaIlows.
LAST PREtIMINARrEs.

The Reading of the Death Warrant to tbs
Four Condemned. M-n-Investiug Them
With the White shrouds &
CHICAGO, Special Telegram, Nov. 11.-At
11:2O the final act Of the horrible tragedy
began. With uncovered heads and pale
faces, Sheriff Matson and Deputies Harkey,
Cleveland, Spears, Peters and Calvin, County
Physician Meyer and Jailer Folz emerged
from the latter's private Office. In his left
hand the sheriff carried a bundle Of docu-
ments In q heavy MANILA envelope bound
with red tape. The documents were the
death warrants of August Spies. Albert r.
Parsons, George Engel and Adolph Fischer.
In q single file, with Sheriff Matson
ut the head, they marched through
the Jail office. across the cage and
turning to the left. halted before the cell Of
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

Arrangements have been made to
hold in st. Louis in December, a con.
ference OF all the political labor par.
ties and factions, with view to unite
them into a single political party for
the campaign OF 1888. Another pur.
pose Of the conference, it is said, will
be TO give a new name to the new ma
tlonal party which it is proposed to
form. It is added that the National
Free Soil party will probably be the
name selected, and Henry Georges
land theory will be worked into their
platform.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

The growth OF Texas is phenomenal.
IN 1870 the State had q population
Of SOC, 900 and a5out2 {, 900. 600 acres
OF land under cultivation. In 1880
IL had q population OF 1000, 600 and
on area Of 10000 900 acres under
cultivation. Now Texas has a pop.
ulation OF $500, 600 aud &c, 1000, 900
acres OF land under successful cultiva-
tion. Texas could support a popula-
ton Of so, 900, 900 and still have q
surplus.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17
THE FINAL ACT.

The Solemn March to ths Gallows and tho
Last Dread Ireli,ninaries-The Men Meet
Death U%.1linchi, gy.
CHICAGO, Special Telegram, Nov. IL
Witnin the Jail fully $50 newspaper men,
local politicians and the twelve jurors Sc
lected to view the bodies after execution
were assembled in the dark corridors ad-
joining the gallows az early as 10 O'Clock.
When the word passed around, about IL
o'clock, that the final hour had indeed ar
rived. mems faces grew pale, and the hum
Of excitement passed through the crowd
The rattling Of chairs. tables and benches
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

lnssstigation By > legislative rom.
nittss IA New York State into the
WAys 81 telephone companies is inpro.
gress, and some interesting revelations
of stock watering have already been
made. The telephone companies take
the whole bakery for this sort Of
thing. One concern in Buffalo, which
started with $4,000 capital. has al
ready watered it to $500, 900 and
hasn't finished yet.
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Spies The door was unlocked and slowly
swung open. Spies arose calmly and stood
on the threshold defiantlv with folded arms
In a voice trembling and almost inaudible
from emotion the sheriff read the death
warrant to him.. Spies face was without a
trace Of color, but the only sign of emotion
he showed was q nervous pressing of the
eyebrows When Sheriff Matson had flushed
Spies looked at him for q moment steadily.
but without malevolence, and then said SEN
cautiously: Sheriff, o are now
about to commit a judicial murder. "
He said nothing more, but stepped
quickly from his cell to the threshold,
giving himself to be pinioned and then
to be hidden in one of the snow white
shrouds Of which a deputy carried an arm
full. Spies while being bound was seen to be
dressed in q pair OF dark wooden trousers,
and shirt Of light grey flannel fastened at the
throat with o tiny red cord His feet were
incosed in q pair Of embroidered slippers.
Taking his watch from his pocket he handed
1t to q deputy, requesting him to deliver it
to his mother. Two deputies then look hold
of his arms and led him from the cell, but
with q 4 -
NAUGHTY, DIsDAINFUL MOVEMENT,
he drew his arms from them and walked out
into the corridor, stopping almost in front of
the cell In which their confederate Lingg
committed suicide. He placed. his hands
behind his back, and Immediately q deputy
put on a light pair Of handouts Then q
black leather belt an inch and o half In
width was thrown around his chest, plnion-
ing his arms Just above the elbows. A third
deputy then lifted a white muslin shroud
from a bundle. which was placed upon
him and fastened at the neck and
waist. While these horrible details
were being carried out, Spies at
fected q digniaed indifference, but once
or twice spoke to the deputies near him and
forced q very sickly smile. After leaving
Spies the sheriff read the death warrant TO
Fischer, who heard 1t, IL possible, more
cody than Spiea Like Spies he told the
sheriff that 1t was q judicial murder. Fischer
had his SLOUGH hat on, but removed it as he
stepped out of his cell. He was neatly
dressed in . blue flannel shirt, new dark
breaches, and had been shaved but a few
hours before. He nodded to Spies In q
pleasant and asked him in German
how he felt. Spies smiled good-naturedly
and replied that he felt first rate. EngeI heard
the reading Of the death warrant with
stolid Indifference and did not utter a single
word Of comment. A few minutes later,
while standing beside Spies and Fischer, he
said, sWell?" as If to inquire their feelings.
Spies and Fischer feplied by smiling cheerily
and nodding. Before their arms were PIN
Toned all of the men shook hands with Taller
Folz and b deputies surrounding them, all
Of whom they had become well acquainted
with during their many months conine-
ment Parsons warrant was read last He
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duly exAcnte N August Ad0lph
rsssnss. n a r.sic,-n,a E1 WI. .f Is. Aioss = Il.
criminAi court 81 said oonnty sofT CccEs n prfs
suanca of tie order and jndemeut 81 fhe M
a aisis'o 0es sas e s1 niasSt. " fs 1.s tss IS NV sss FAN s sseS
Of Heptember. 1882. andain accol dance Win the
statltes of NE Ststs 81 IlIinols ln such Gases
made md provided. OANUT1 +. MArsoM.
the shore named Anenss Spies 81 others. hereby
certf Z That We hayew Witnessed the execution, by
enaa q sis e . re ~. .sl,; Arsess .. sP RsssE - oshsrs
The signatures Of twelve: Chicago citixans
are appended 10 the solemn declaration
above, and with them form the essential
public record q the death of the haymarkst
murdsrerk
= TALK WITH sHHRrE1.
Sheriff Matson sat Ii his private once this
evening very pale, and the dark rings be-
Meath the eyes showed that he was worn ous
with thinking. worry, excitement and hard
work. He lelned back Id his easy chair and
rested his feot In another seatfn front of
him as. he surveyed . ~lithograph OF thirty
seven Sioux Indians being executed at one
time, which occurred In Minnesota In 1862.
Four CT once e enough he remarked Is he
You look tired. remarked the reporter.
We'll. do not deceive nv looks, then, be re-
Piled "a IL. have r,ss slept but little this week. and not
Arc you satisfied With tho result Of the duty
Yes. I think the execution passed OF as well
always 3 cad job for ii official Co perform. but
with e healthy moral public sentiment behind
him the officer fecls strong In doing his duly.
The police aided me greatly. the arrangements
OF Chief Ebersold and Capt. Setback this morn
ing being admirable, and too nuoh credit cans
did all could TO have the thing carried out
decently and In order and think that we sue
cceded fairly we'll There was not : crowd In
the Jail and very few curiosity seekers. The
jury was OF business men, and outsi1e OF these
and q few first class physi0ians. who were
present ior scientific purpose. there were only
the last words Of the doomed mem?
NO, do not. replied the sheriff.
He sat still o thinking OF the bro
ken sentences Of Parsons as the drop fell,
and then said:
With the stained public sentiment I did not
deem II expedient to have the men make long
speechea at that time. OF course It 10 customary,
as he pleases on the scafold, but there is no law
authorizing 1t. and ! deemed IL best not tDaal-
low Il. u seemed to me that 1t would only lead
to excitement. There had bcan no understand
ing that they would be allowed to talk from the
sca1old, but on tho contrary a. we were going
to the gsliows !! was told by Dr. Bolton they did
be printed.
DO yon apprehend that there will be any
trouble az the funerals2'
No, I DO rot; I think the better judgment Of
and that nothing will be done TO cause q repeti-
tion OF to-day's work. :
VIII was the execution delayed from 10 to
Merely to give the men all the chance to es-
cape their doom that there was. II was my in
tentian yesterday 70 have the work over
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were asleep.
Nest oams
George EnRel
There was !
rudy glowup-
on tho rugged
countenanoe Of
the old anarch-
list, and when
ho ranged him
self alongside
he
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owedbyTiach-
er. he, was
clad ii q long,
white shroud
that was gath
cred n AZ the
ankles His
figure lowered
several inches
over that u
EGpiM andMhe
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would seem no influence could bring u ire
NOR OF fear. And now a bailiff approaches,
and selling Parsons robe passed a leatherrn
strap around his ankles. In a moment they
were closely pinioned together. Engel's
legs were next strapped together, and
when the official approached Fischer
the latter Strengthened up his tall figure
to its full height, and placed his
ankles close together to facilitate the opera
ton. Spies was the last, but he was the first
around whose neck the fatal cord was
placed. One of the attendant bailiffs seized
the moose in front Of Spies, and passed 1t
deity 9 the. doomed mans head. It
caught over his right ear. but Spies, with q
shake Of his head. cast it down around his
neck, and then the bailiff frightened it Till it
touched the warm flesh. and carefully placed
the knot beneath the left ear. When the
officer approached, Fischer threw back his
head and barred his long, muscular throat by
the movement Fischer's neck was very
long, and the moose nestled snugIy
around it When 1t was frightened around
his windpipe Fischer turned around to Spies
and laughingly whispered something In
Spies ear. But the latter either did not hear
him. or else was too ruuch occupied with
other thoughts to pay attention. Engel
smiled down at the crowd and then turning
to Deputy Peters, who guarded him. smiled
gratefully toward him and whispered some
thing to the officer that seemed to affect him.
1t looked at first as il Engel was about to
salute his guard with a kiss, but he evidently
satisfied himself with some word of peace.
Parson face never moved as the moose
dropped over his head, but the same terrible
fixed look was ON his face.
NO SPEECHES.
And now the people were expecting that
the speeches for which the four doomed
ones craved twenty minutes each this morn
ing would be delivered, but to ~everyone's
surprise. the officers who had adjusted the
moose proceeded to 1T on the white cap
without delay. It was first placed on Spies
head, completely hiding his head and face.
just before the cap was pulled over Fischer's
head, Deputy Spears turned his eyes up to
meet those of the tall young anarchist.
Fischer smiled down on his guard just az
PLEASANTLY as Engel did on his, and he
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

raised himself to his full height, while his
ings that were within him. Last came
Persons. Hts face looked actually handsome,
though t was very pale. When he stepped
upon the Rallows he turned partially side
ways to the dangling moose, and regard ed 1t
with a hxed, stony gazs-one Of mingled
surprise and curiosity. Then he Strengthened
himself under the fourth moose, and, % he
did SO, he turned his big brown eyes upon
the crowd below with such q look Of awful
REpRoAcH AND sADNEss
as could not fail to strike the innermost
chord Of the hardest heart there. It was q
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

moose his tacs W. very pale. but J faint
smile rested upon his hpA Like Spies, the
white robe set OF 70 advantage the rather
pleasing features u Fischer, ard ID the man
stood there waiting for his last moment
his pale face WIS a. calm g Il he
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hind him underneath his snowy shroud. He
walked with a firm, almost stately tread
across the platform and took his stand under
the left hand moose at the corner OF the
scaffold, farthest from the side at which he
had entered Very pale was the expressive
face. ard q
SOLEMN, PARKWAY IIaHT
shone in his blue eyes. His tawny hair was
brushed back in the usual crisp v from
the big white forehead Nothing conld be
imagined more melancholy, and at the same
time digniied. than the expression which
sat upon the face of August Spies at that
moment The chin was covered with q
freshly budding beard and partially CON
cealed the expression of the firmly cut
mouth. The lines were a little hardly drawn
around the corners, however, and bespoke
great internal tension. He stood directly
behind the still moose, which reached down
almost to his breast, and having nrst cast q
momentary glance upward at the rope, let
his eyes fall upon the 200 faces that
were npturned toward him. Never q
muscle did he. move, however. No
sign OF Hinching or fear could be
discerned in the white face-whito almost a.
the shroud which il surmounted Spies had
scarcely taken his place when he was fol-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17
scHwAB ANp FIELpEN.
They VIII Go to Joliet To-Day-Their Co,
,ncnts ON the Tragedy Just Conclnded

They Will Go to Joliet To-Day-Their Conn:
incnts ON the Tragedy Just Concluded.
CHICAGO. Nov. 11.-Fleldan and Schwab,
the two anarchists whose sentences were
commnted by Gov. Oglesby to life imprison-
ment. were not taken down to the peniten-
tiary at Joliet to-day as expected, though
the necessary niittinus have arrived from
Springfield. The sheriff had no men TO spare
to-day to go with them, and it thought
inadvisable to take them IN the noon train,
as ] SO doing might have resulted in the
gathering Of dangerous crowds on the
streets, and perhaps violence. The sheriff
states, however. that the two men will be
taken down to thep enitentiary on the train
Tomorrow. just after the execution q
reporter visited Sam Fielden and Michael
SchWab. They had been assigned to cells
in the second tier almost facing the door
which leads from the cage into the Jail office.
Fielden was pacing up and down his cell,
with his hands ciasped behind him and his
bushy beard pressed down close to his chest
Now and then he would stop and cast q
furtiye glance at the fleeing figures Of re-
porters and deputy sherifs ia and ont Of the
door below. The reporter accosted him
with:
MI. Fielden. II is all over
Yes. II ts ell over. came the response in q
over
And that was all he would Say. Just to
the left OF Fielden's cell Michael SchWab was
confined. He sat on his couch with his head
buried In his hands When the reporter APP
peared at the iron-grated door Schwab
looked up. and responsive TO the scribs's
greeting, said:
Stood dav yea no nontinnad IN Mia nativa
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look never TO be
forgotten The
great stony eyes
seemed to burn
into mems hearts
and ask: sWhat
have I done?"
There they stood
upon the scat
old, four white
rob ed figures,
with set, stoical
faces. to which II
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With steady, un-
f~altering step a
white. robed fig
re stepped out
from behind the
protecting me-
tallic screen and
stood upon the
drop 1t was
august Spies. 1t
was evident that
his hands were
firmly bound be-